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The Tonnetz
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Re: The Tonnetz
#12Learned about the tonnetz (among other models) from the book "Audacious Euphony"... Challenging (and unfortunately too expensive now), but fascinating stuff...
Re: The Tonnetz
#13"Almost Tonnetz" fail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradella_bass_system Accordion buttons have a row of roots with major thirds off on a diagonal, but in a shifted way that you don't have minor thirds on the opposite diagonal. E.g. there is no CEG triangle. If the layout did that, you could hit minor and major triads chords by pressing triangles on the first two rows.
Why did they make it like that? I assume accordion makers were aware of the convenience of the harmonic table layout, and had good reasons for choosing something else.
Re: The Tonnetz
#14For the background understanding (minus interactive play) the Wikipedia page is a better starter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz Also shows the Tonnetz in the configuration where fifths are horizontal.
> Discovered by Euler
Figures...